Solomon Islands – Heavy rain Triggers Flash Floods in Honiara
Heavy rain between 28 February and 01 March triggered flash floods in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, and surrounding areas. Honiara recorded 171 mm of rain in 24 hours,…
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Floods and flooding in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Tonga – Drones Play Key Role in Cyclone Gita Disaster Recovery
A company from Brisbane, Australia, at the cutting-edge of drone technology is leading the way in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for disaster recovery in the wake of Cyclone…
Australia – Flood Rescues After Heavy Rain in Queensland
Queensland Fire and Rescue crews were called on to carry out 11 flood water rescues between 26 and 27 February after a thunderstorm brought torrential rain to the greater Brisbane…
Australia – Record Rain Floods Canberra
Heavy rain between 24 and 26 February 2018 caused flash flooding in parts of Canberra and Australian Capital Territory. Canberra Airport and Charnwood recorded their highest ever rainfall totals for…
New Zealand – Ex-Cyclone Gita Brings Strong Winds, 8 Metre Waves and Flooding
The remnants of Cyclone Gita passed over New Zealand between 20 and 21 February, 2018, bringing with it strong winds, high waves and heavy rain. Earlier this month Tropical Cyclone…
Australia – Tropical Cyclone Kelvin Causes Flooding in Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Kelvin made landfall on the coast of Western Australia near Anna Plains Station early on 18 February, 2018. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said the cyclone brought winds of…
Tonga – Tropical Cyclone Gita Causes Devastation
Tropical Cyclone Gita passed through the Kingdom of Tonga just 40 km from the capital city of Nuku’alofa as a Category 4 cyclone, with winds up to 200 km per…
King Tides and Rising Seas Are Predictable, and We’re Not Doing Enough About It
Recent king tides have again caused significant damage to coastal assets in Australia and New Zealand. This time the combination of large tides and coastal storms damaged properties on Torres…
Samoa – Tropical Cyclone Gita Causes Landslides and Flooding
Days of heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Cyclone Gita have caused flooding and landslides in Samoa. The storm dumped massive amounts of rain from 07 to 11 February. Some areas…
NASA Finds Heaviest Rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Gita’s Northern Quadrant
NASA’s GPM core satellite examined rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Gita soon after the storm came together. Tropical Cyclone Gita formed near American Samoa in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and triggered…
New Zealand – Ex Cyclone Fehi Causes Major Flooding
After causing severe flooding in New Caledonia, the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Fehi brought severe weather including thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the South Island of…
Australia – Record Rain, Floods and Evacuations in North
Days of heavy rain in northern Australia caused flooding in parts of Kimberley in the state of Western Australia (WA) and the town of Daly River, Northern Territory (NT) state,…
Tropical Cyclone Fehi Causes Flooding in New Caledonia
Tropical Cyclone Fehi swept past New Caledonia on 29 January, 2018, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rainfall. Flooding affected parts of New Caledonia, blocking roads and damaging bridges…
Solomon Islands – Hundreds Forced to Evacuate as Rivers Overflow
Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, after several rivers overflowed on 05 December, 2017. Heavy rain has affected the country over…
Fiji Villagers Plant Mangroves in Race Against Rising Seas
SUVA, Dec 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On a muddy beach, under the glaring Fijian sun, villagers living on the banks of Laucala Bay in the capital of Suva carefully…
You Should Never Drive Into Floodwater – Some Roads Are More Deadly Than Others
The floods that deluged parts of Victoria over the weekend are the latest in the state’s long history of flooding, following on from major floods in 2010, 2011, 2012 and…
